23 Jul 2011 — Henning Lahmann
La Grande Nation's national day is all over already, but here's a gentle synth incursion Michael McGregor recorded on Bastille Day - in celebration of the occasion, as both above Paris city map and the set's title,
Bon 14 Juillet, suggest - under his
Meadowlands moniker, but these repetitive analog loops that are spread across a warm bed of tape hiss are highly contemplating and will continue to be a very worthwhile listen even when the Parisians have long returned from their coastal refuges by the end of August.
The set's other, equally great track
Candelaria is up
over here.
Meadowlands - Tinkerbell
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22 Jul 2011 — Henning Lahmann
In case you haven't noticed it until today, Rachel Evans is killing it this year. Only a mere month after the release of her utterly brilliant
Digitalis LP
Luminaries (
more here), she's already on it again with her solo project
Motion Sickness Of Time Travel, firmly establishing herself as one of today's most relevant female exponents of experimental music.
Dreamcatcher is the title track of her forthcoming cassette on Montréal's
Hobo Cult Records that's due sometime in early August. The nature-heavy video (as well as above artwork) was made by Hobo Cult's own Francesco de Gallo aka
Moduli TV, perfectly capturing the tune's tone and atmosphere, delicately putting the viewer into a dreamlike state.
Dreamcatcher will be released in an edition of 200 pro-dubbed and pro-imprinted cassettes. Watch
this space for ordering details soon.
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22 Jul 2011 — Henning Lahmann
Way back about a year ago, Brooklyn outfit
Holy Spirits blew us right away with
Bridges from their brilliant debut EP
The Afternoon's Blood, an otherworldly beautiful track that literally came out of nowhere. September brought another sensational effort with their collaborative single with NFOP favorites
Gem Club,
Fingertips, but then it took the guys till May to come up with another selection of beauties.
However, it was clearly worth the wait:
Mutual Spirits, their aptly titled split 12 inch with
Mutual Benefit, comprises four new Holy Spirits tunes that all feature the group's signature harmony-driven pop. With its complex arrangements and cinemascope-like construction,
Handmade Sun is the EP's standout song, an absolutely marvelous and utterly breathtaking effort.
Mutual Sprits is out on
Father/Daughter Records and can be ordered
here.
Holy Spirits - Handmade Sun
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22 Jul 2011 — Henning Lahmann
Solid Melts CEO Drew M Gibson kindly sent over this rad cut of
Umberto's new cassette on his label.
Welcome to the Chill Zone is, well, a very chilled out, slow-burning analog synth meditation, dark and deep but at all times very contemplating. Below, you may listen to the first part of that 20 minute excursion that spreads over both sides of the tape.
Pro-dubbed and pro-imprinted manufacturing, strictly limited to 150. Pre-order right now
here.
Umberto - Welcome to the Chill Zone (Side A)
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21 Jul 2011 — Henning Lahmann
The tune
Imissu off
Dream Boat's new LP
Widow taken for itself is sick enough, but things get otherworldly creepy and outright terrifying in the Dylan Hayes-directed video for the song, a gloomy and blurry, strangely voyeuristic nightmare featuring young girls in a seemingly summery but definitely twisted setting. There's something deeply wrong, and as if the visuals weren't enough we're additionally confronted with the displaying of
Imissu's dangerously insane vocals that were graciously unintelligible when we were first listening to the song alone.
Widow will be out July 28 and is already up for pre-order
over here. Dream Boat will join
Jef Barbara and
C V L T S for the Amdiscs Showcase EU Summer Tour, stopping at Berlin's King Kong Klub on August 4. Go
here to see all dates.
Also, the video for the next single will be directed by the mighty
Wooden Lens. To fund the project, the guys have started a Kickstarter that should be visited
right here.
Dream Boat - Imissu
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21 Jul 2011 — Henning Lahmann
Here's a brand new treat by the wonderful Roanoke, Virginia psych pop group
Eternal Summers, taken from their forthcoming split 7 inch
Mystic Fortress Sessions Vol. 1 together with fellow Virginian garage outfit
The Super Vacations, to be released August 2 via
Funny / Not Funny Recordings.
On My Honor expectedly captures simple and good vibrations for tonight's lush barbecue, perfectly sundrenched melodies for sing-alongs and happy endings.
The 7 inch is up for pre-order
here.
Eternal Summers - On My Honor
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